One dude who slept on the ground in the Amazon said he woke up and the whole ground was moving. He noticed 3 meters all around him there was nothing but ants. You might had thought that special effect in Indian Jones and the Crystal Skull where that guy is eaten alive by swarms of ants is just made up, actually... its not that far from reality.
I live in a city with 150 000 people. However, its surrounded by the forest... Amazon forest... woke up with a snake on me... imagine what this man is going through.
this was personally the most brutal out of the survivorman episodes, really shows Les' both physical and mental endurance. thankful that Les uploaded all of these on youtube totally free all for our viewing pleasure.
@@matthewcallgreen4551 for sure, as someone who's not enthusiastic of big waters myself I can imagine how much of a toll it takes on your mental, then on the other hand the alternative is sleeping on the bed of Amazonian jungle with an infinite amount of insects around you and what not. I agree with you, Lost at Sea was the most mentally challenging one and Amazon was the most physical. Also thanks for commenting on my 11 month old comment, now I want to rewatch some Survivorman hehe.
Yes, it's a amazing how a place so full of life, insects plants and animals has so little to survive on. You expect a lack of resources in some other places. And I did expect the danger here due to teeming life but there's very little commensurate resources unless your raised in an indigenous tribe w generations of knowledge and ability.
Survival journal, day 3. I'm still watching old episodes with no end in sight. The Canadian talks at me, but I fear that he lost his mind long ago. The side panel whispers of a distant "Season 3". Will I ever see my family again?
According to some later interviews, Les said that being stalked by that jaguar was the most scared/most dangerous scenario he'd ever been when filming Survivorman.
Let's be honest, if it wasn't, it would betray him to be a fool. He's been around things that can kill people, but generally don't (bears, lions, and even cougars). But Jaguars? Jaguars are man eaters.
I would also say his adventures in India were terrifying since he was being stalked by Royal Bengal Tigers. Any of the adventures when he really has to worry about big cats is nerve-wracking.
Imagine rather having to be isolated in Alaskan wilderness then this shit hole could tell even he enjoyed Alaska more. It may be colder and I don't like the cold... but fuck the amazon on your own
Tigers can have an urge to kill a specific person, mostly only out of revenge.But it seems this cat dint need revenge, just human dinner (especially, cuisine du Canadiennes).
I always loved how no nonsense you were with your show. I like survival videos, but they’re often over the top with their presentation and rarely show how hard it truly can be in the outdoors.
Noone has been able to compete with him and it has been known in the survival world for a while, closest to it was dual survival and they were pretty mild
That scenario is just so nightmarishly hectic! The bugs, the fricking spiders and that night hike out to the village with a man eater on your tail. OMG!!
I bet ya he already said at a party "meh, nothing to it" to impress a chick. Still remembering the shivers running down his spine as he sprinted for the village people.
I remember I first watched this episode years ago on a weeknight. By the end of the episode, watching him suffer felt so real it had exhausted me. I was even scratching at bugs that weren’t there. It felt so good to sleep in my bed that night, his experience is so well put together it effectively wiped me out.
my favorite survivor man of all time, I always remembered how haunting and paranoid it felt when les has to walk back to camp to avoid the jaguar stalking him. I wouldve quit right when I saw the first bullet ant and all the bugs orbiting your face.
I watched all the seasons for man vs wild, primal survivor (recommend), naked and afraid. But my personal fave is less stroud survivorman. Miss him jamming his harmonica. Thank you
You should also check out the show Alone. It was a canadian production for the first 5 or 6 seasons, and Netflix bought it and produced the most recent season. Would highly recommend if you're into shows like this.
Man vs Wild was proven to be fake ( except Bear eating bugs ) and Naked and Afraid was also proven to be fake as well, many a woman on that show has said that when they got sick, the crew were right there and would give them water, baby food and some tiny medical treatments, it's all fake my dude, Les is the real deal, now that Show Alone is another awesome show to watch, the winner of the 1st season lives only 4 hours from me, we're both from Ga and it was awesome to see a Georgia boy win the 1st season because it shows us Ga folks have the grit to survive in the woods, hell even the desert because as kids our dads and uncles taught us stuff about how to live off the land and all.
This dude flew to the Amazon with cameras to make this video and people are down here complaining they have to watch ads. Likely at home enjoying the comforts and dry
The sound of a big cat growling from behind you in the middle of a pitch black rainforest must've been unbelievably terrifying. I about shit when I heard that growl. Thank god Les is still here!
That's how some folks fish in the south, it's called " noodling ", it's actually pretty common, I'm from Georgia and folks down here do that stuff all the time
Les was way before his time! Now people just strap a camera to their head. The OG Survivorman. Thank you for releasing the episodes Les, it brings me back to growing up watching Survivorman.
Imagine he was like the dum dum son of the Village tribe leader and he kept on hunting with the guys blindly shooting with his blow gun, sometimes catching fellow tribe members with the poisoned darts. lol
@@JenJen0582 The hell kinda hallucinogens' were you guys taking man, gotta lay off that stuff if you're seeing bugs on you that aren't there, that's dangerous
LMAO Good catch! I re-watched the start. Before that specific event, 0 bugs around my man. At the very moment they start buttering him up, BUGS EVERYWHERE. lmao they did him dirty. Who knows maybe it was like putrefied meat to repel the jag ;)
Honestly so long as I can see them I'm fine. However imagine if you could feel the bugs crawling on your skin but you cant see them, not in a sense of darkness but just not being able to see em
Has to be the scariest and most memorable moment I have of your show. Talking about how the Jaguars was pacing the walls and stuff he was totally casing your camp and was getting ambitious that night. I think you got out at the right time
from wikipedia: According to Charles Darwin, the indigenous peoples of South America stated that people did not need to fear the jaguar as long as capybaras were abundant.[96] The first official record of a jaguar killing a human in Brazil dates to June 2008.[97] Two children were attacked by jaguars in Guyana.[98] The jaguar is the least likely of all big cats to kill and eat humans, and the majority of attacks come when it has been cornered or wounded
@@gabrielkelly2631 true. But think about how a jaguar saw Les, and then let him walk away for however long it was to the village. I'm sure they attack children or vulnerable looking people, but they're probably intimidated by a big healthy guy who isn't crouched down with his back turned. Like all cats, it was probably curious and checking him out, and decided Les wouldn't make an easy meal and left him alone. That said I sure wouldn't want to be out in the dark with one prowling around
I think the butterflies might be drinking his sweat. When I saw them on Les it reminded me of a picture of a yellow-spotted river turtle looking up at butterflies who are drinking it's tears (apparently they lack sodium in their diet), which is adorable. It's fitting that Les has a yellow bandana here...
I love when he eats the freshwater shrimp, then looks up. You can definitely tell that was one of those thank you god moments, even though it was so small.
I watched this episode when i was like 12 yrs old, and I was so surprised when he said a Jaguar was stalking him. I didnt believe it at first but then i heard the low growls and the fear in his tone as les stroud explains his situation. I disnt know the name of the show then and I could never find it in youtube. Until today. Thank you. This episode was incredible
This is one of the few places I would utterly dread having to be in. Pure terror. I wouldn't be able to survive in the Amazon. The fact that we still don't know anything about the deeper parts of it and there's still vast amounts unexplored terrifies me.
And yet, there's still many groups of people that have managed to not just survive, but live there for hundreds of years. It really goes to show, the strength of human ingenuity is incredibly powerful! Given time, we can figure out a way to do almost anything we set our minds to! That train of thought really makes me think about my ancestors, and the struggles they must have had, so that I could be born. Take nothing for granted!
Good God how did he hike around so much without his massive balls getting in the way?!?! Takes my respect for him to a new level, I can't even imagine being stalked by a jaguar like that without lights in the dark, or sleeping in a hut with monster tarantulas or being In a river with giant otters or Caimen! Holy crap!
Without a doubt one of if not the craziest episode. When the tribal guides left him I genuinely felt a sinking feeling in my stomach - I felt worry and fear for him. The Amazon is not like the other places he's survived. That place eats people alive, it is no joke.
Duude just realized that you released all your great episodes again and freaked out. Everytime. I tell people I used to watch survival videos they're always like "bear gryllz?" and me "no - survivor man. no big show, no ruthless eating of wild animals and powerful tips for outdoors. Just meditating". Love your stuff. Finally into survivorman again 8 years later.
I enjoy how Les embraces different cultural practices....I can imagine being there really makes you feel just how small you are compared to this planet
Les reminds me of my best friend from back home. He gets so excited about nature and he loves it. Wherever you are joey weed know that your still my brother.
The fact Les remained calm, never panicked and got right into the hut shows his mental toughness. If he were to freak out. He could have startled the Jaguar to attack.
Hearing howler monkeys roar in the evening while they travel around in the forest canopy is one of the most cherished and memorable experiences of my life. But, yeah, they Amazon is the real deal.
Also the humidity makes it to where your sweat never dries.. imagine that. A weeks worth of sweat and no air conditioning to dry you off. So you just stew in your own sweat and bugs like it more and more.. eww
it was always the point, if you watch his directors commentary videos, he explains that the producers from the network arealways so finicky and nitpicky. he often found it hard for him to pursue his original ideas without people attempting to control and warp the final product. For example, in season 3 he hated the whole idea of "setting the stakes." He hated doing some scripted setup for the journey, "Im here for eight days, i have to make it to that plateau, no crew, no contact, yada yada yada." He said he would rather just get into it and explain more of the landscape and its natural beauty, and let the drama unfold itself, instead of trying to set up added suspense. The network producers did not agree however.
Them mosquitoes be stinging even your can like its the tire of your honda and you're in the middle of the ghetto lol "Well well well what do we have here guys, where you trying to kill us bro? PfftiSSsss..."
At the end (spoiler) I imagine that you talking to the camera might've saved you from the jaguar attacking... if only for a ĺittle while until it got hungry. Ffs that was too close!
@Trumero You want the guy being followed and stalked by a Jaguar to turn around and film it? Thats a special kind of stupid reserved for white people in a horror movie.
I've watched a lot of survival stories of people trapped in the Amazon. In nearly every vid someone ends up running into either a venomous snake, wild boar, or wild cat within the span of a few days to 1 week. Few have survived longer. I used to think yeah there are wild animals out there but the chance of running into a jaguar isn't that likely. Hell with that! That place is crawling with vicious animals. I see why the natives built a massive fence around their town. Les was right to get the heck out of dodge. He wasn't even there but a few days and he's already being stalked by jaguar.
Your work is awesome and timeless. If I ever have kids myself, I'll enjoy rewatching these episodes with them. They teach important life lessons, well beyond simple survival
@@rubberwoodyObviously not, that's common sense. Survivorman and several other cool shows like Dual Survival did play on The Weather Channel that was free.
I wore those same boots for 30 days on NOLS. Our instructors didn't want us to change into water shoes when we forded rivers (which were almost a daily occurence) so I spent the month with wet feet walking inside those boots. I can only imagine how much worse the fungi are in the hot amazon when it was bad at 10,000 feet!
Can someone explain to me how it was humanly possible to endure that black fly swarm at @ 10:37 ? Wes, you are officially the survivor GOAT to me now. Take your crown... 👑
For a few days I have watched surviorman for relaxation before falling asleep. Nothing could go wrong... This episode is like watching horror, thanks for evening of relaxation, Les👍
I honestly wasn't at all expecting Les to actually encounter a jaguar let alone hear its growlnon camera. Stranded in the Amazon jungle, being stalked by an apex predator with the strongest bite force of any carnivorous mammal- God be with you
23:27 the bugs are almost comical at this point. He's got butterflies, flys, bees, moths, even a hummingbird all flying around him! I bet it's the stank from his shirt absorbing all his terribleness for 3 days that the flys want!
And NatGeo played ads for a full week showing the jaguar part like he was dead or something haha. Great episode, this one brought in a lot more fans back in the day
Is anyone else freaked out by how many bugs on him and he really doesn’t mind
I'm so glad when I came to the comments section, I wasn't the only one. I scrolled down here specifically to make sure xD
those are harmless bees
I kept swatting myself thinking bugs were on me because of that
I know! My skin crawled thru the whole episode!
You get used to it, trust me
The thought of sleeping on the ground in the amazon jungle is terrifying!
Or sleeping anywhere in the Amazon jungle!
Exactly man fr
One dude who slept on the ground in the Amazon said he woke up and the whole ground was moving. He noticed 3 meters all around him there was nothing but ants. You might had thought that special effect in Indian Jones and the Crystal Skull where that guy is eaten alive by swarms of ants is just made up, actually... its not that far from reality.
I found everything that happened in those 46 minutes absolutely terrifying
I live in a city with 150 000 people. However, its surrounded by the forest... Amazon forest... woke up with a snake on me... imagine what this man is going through.
this was personally the most brutal out of the survivorman episodes, really shows Les' both physical and mental endurance. thankful that Les uploaded all of these on youtube totally free all for our viewing pleasure.
I think lost at see was more mentally challenging but the Amazon definitely most physical
@@matthewcallgreen4551 for sure, as someone who's not enthusiastic of big waters myself I can imagine how much of a toll it takes on your mental, then on the other hand the alternative is sleeping on the bed of Amazonian jungle with an infinite amount of insects around you and what not. I agree with you, Lost at Sea was the most mentally challenging one and Amazon was the most physical.
Also thanks for commenting on my 11 month old comment, now I want to rewatch some Survivorman hehe.
Yes, it's a amazing how a place so full of life, insects plants and animals has so little to survive on. You expect a lack of resources in some other places. And I did expect the danger here due to teeming life but there's very little commensurate resources unless your raised in an indigenous tribe w generations of knowledge and ability.
@@rickwrites2612 Yeah that really gives it a different perspective, thanks.
@@matthewcallgreen4551 "Sea" not "SEE"
“Right now I am on the edge of hostile amazon tribe territory”- then plays a fucking harmonica💀
Actual power move
Cause he's the fucking Don mate! 👌
XD
Best comment ever sir ,,!!!
Ikr! 😆
Survival journal, day 3. I'm still watching old episodes with no end in sight. The Canadian talks at me, but I fear that he lost his mind long ago. The side panel whispers of a distant "Season 3". Will I ever see my family again?
According to some later interviews, Les said that being stalked by that jaguar was the most scared/most dangerous scenario he'd ever been when filming Survivorman.
Let's be honest, if it wasn't, it would betray him to be a fool. He's been around things that can kill people, but generally don't (bears, lions, and even cougars). But Jaguars? Jaguars are man eaters.
I'm not sure when that interview was given, but he seemed pretty damn scared sliding down that hillside in Norway
@@johnr797 Yeah, I'm pretty sure it predated the Norway episode. Still, being stalked by a big cat would easily stay in the top.
@@SoundShinobiYuki well I know I wouldn't enjoy it
I would also say his adventures in India were terrifying since he was being stalked by Royal Bengal Tigers. Any of the adventures when he really has to worry about big cats is nerve-wracking.
Les is look so majestic with all the butterflies around him. Like the forest spirits accept him
Not trying to be an ass, But the correct spelling & word is "accept" not except. Just letting you know brutha
@@gooniesneversaydie3699 Thanks, fixed dude
@@vaulttekka5083 👍👍
I mean right up until he was about to get murdered by a jaguar. It could have easily been a "so long and thanks for all the fish" Moment
That was just Les leveling up.
dude all those bugs your a tough SOB I'd freakout lol
That tribe ate those white people lol
thats a lotta bloody bugs!!
Ikr lmao. Toooooo many hahaha
Canadians are tough.
@@jpar6031 Are you ADD or something? I'm Canadian by the way.
imagine being in a place where not even the mosquitos want to go
Imagine rather having to be isolated in Alaskan wilderness then this shit hole could tell even he enjoyed Alaska more. It may be colder and I don't like the cold... but fuck the amazon on your own
If mosquitoes aren’t there then it’s paradise
lol
Mosquitos be like 5 dudes 1 chick LOL
*mosquito lands and slaps his 1ft long nose on Les's face who acts like nothing happened* "sup sup"
Mosquitos are in the amazon, and thrive in hotter environments..
1 more night in that hut and that cat would've had a Canadian happy meal.
Tigers can have an urge to kill a specific person, mostly only out of revenge.But it seems this cat dint need revenge, just human dinner
(especially, cuisine du Canadiennes).
@@singularityscan Glad he didnt eat his Canadiennes Kok
@@pseudophp that would be a run in the Park for him.
@@singularityscanGood thing it's a Jaguar rather than a tiger.
@@BasePuma4007 I have trouble with identifying big cats, I discovered yesterday because my family pointed that out to me😅
The moment you reached the village and the people sitting around a fire and telling storys, joking, taking care. That felt so good.
I always loved how no nonsense you were with your show. I like survival videos, but they’re often over the top with their presentation and rarely show how hard it truly can be in the outdoors.
That's why I love Les. There's no BS. It's just him and his camera
@@ChristopherTradeshow And his harmonica. . . .
Noone has been able to compete with him and it has been known in the survival world for a while, closest to it was dual survival and they were pretty mild
@@poop-yd4kc and dude your screwed
@@poop-yd4kc Dual Survival with Cody and Dave was an awesome show. Those guys knew what they were doing
I'd rather freeze in the northern boreal forest 🌲🍁🌲🍁🌲🍁🌲🍁
Me 3
Me too. And besides, the far north is far more beautiful
I love how hes so excited to finally have a fire. Then as the camera fades, “heat’ll probably bring the scorpions around”
You could almost add a wah-waaah sound effect there
Episode was so damp even I got foot fungus with my boots off.
EMMA BRUCE... GOOD ONE..😂😂😂😂😂...👍
Easy fix, put baking soda in your shoes and leave it in there for the day.
That scenario is just so nightmarishly hectic! The bugs, the fricking spiders and that night hike out to the village with a man eater on your tail. OMG!!
I bet ya he already said at a party "meh, nothing to it" to impress a chick. Still remembering the shivers running down his spine as he sprinted for the village people.
30:53 "If I could remember the name of it, I would tell you, but I can't so the narrator will" HAHA such unique editing.
I remember I first watched this episode years ago on a weeknight. By the end of the episode, watching him suffer felt so real it had exhausted me. I was even scratching at bugs that weren’t there. It felt so good to sleep in my bed that night, his experience is so well put together it effectively wiped me out.
Glad to see a fellow Alaskan watching les. As soon as I saw the AK and the profile banner it was obvious. No other sky and trees look the same.
my favorite survivor man of all time, I always remembered how haunting and paranoid it felt when les has to walk back to camp to avoid the jaguar stalking him. I wouldve quit right when I saw the first bullet ant and all the bugs orbiting your face.
The second the first bug went in my shirt I’d be on the sat-phone calling in the cavalry
I watched all the seasons for man vs wild, primal survivor (recommend), naked and afraid.
But my personal fave is less stroud survivorman. Miss him jamming his harmonica. Thank you
My fav are Ed Stafford and Les
You should also check out the show Alone. It was a canadian production for the first 5 or 6 seasons, and Netflix bought it and produced the most recent season. Would highly recommend if you're into shows like this.
Man vs Wild was proven to be fake ( except Bear eating bugs ) and Naked and Afraid was also proven to be fake as well, many a woman on that show has said that when they got sick, the crew were right there and would give them water, baby food and some tiny medical treatments, it's all fake my dude, Les is the real deal, now that Show Alone is another awesome show to watch, the winner of the 1st season lives only 4 hours from me, we're both from Ga and it was awesome to see a Georgia boy win the 1st season because it shows us Ga folks have the grit to survive in the woods, hell even the desert because as kids our dads and uncles taught us stuff about how to live off the land and all.
naked and afraid is like a telonovela 😂😂
If it weren't for Les i would have never gotten into camping
Les: “Yet another day without food..... I’m going to dry my clothes”
Music: [TICKLE TICKLE TICKLE]
Just the fact that he did this alone in the Amazon jungle gives him GOAT status!!!
This dude flew to the Amazon with cameras to make this video and people are down here complaining they have to watch ads. Likely at home enjoying the comforts and dry
Bet he didn't see a single ad while he was out there
WlatPziupp 😂
Never underestimate a good shower and comfy bed. Life's two greatest luxuries in my opinion.
Especially when adblock exists...
Les is the one guy you want with you if the grid falls apart, I'll take him over all the others!
Thanks for releasing these episodes!
You're welcome Timbo
Fr i always loved this show
For a small fee of 50000 ads
@@suttonsplash14 would you work that hard and put your life on the line and release these ads free??
@@suttonsplash14 simple get premium and dont complain
The sound of a big cat growling from behind you in the middle of a pitch black rainforest must've been unbelievably terrifying. I about shit when I heard that growl. Thank god Les is still here!
Bro, i did some surival in my life, but this is a whole other level. Alone the stucking my hand into holes in a riverbank gave me shivers.
That's how some folks fish in the south, it's called " noodling ", it's actually pretty common, I'm from Georgia and folks down here do that stuff all the time
@@chrismeyers5963 yea but noodling with painful prize isn't fun at al
I knew there were bugs in the Amazon, but I didn’t realize the sheer VOLUME of bugs that existed everywhere he went
i couldnt stop swatting myself the whole episode. man that was uncomfortable
Les was way before his time! Now people just strap a camera to their head. The OG Survivorman. Thank you for releasing the episodes Les, it brings me back to growing up watching Survivorman.
To be the guy that lost both his eyes in seperate blow dart accidents.
Imagine he was like the dum dum son of the Village tribe leader and he kept on hunting with the guys blindly shooting with his blow gun, sometimes catching fellow tribe members with the poisoned darts. lol
Les: "this war paint is the native's way to wish me good luck"
The natives: "Did you see that? We even painted his nose red! Hahaha"
Jesus, I was wiping sweat and swatting bugs that weren't in my living room
I kept seeing ants crawling on my legs while watching that weren’t there lol
😂😂😂😂😂
@@JenJen0582 The hell kinda hallucinogens' were you guys taking man, gotta lay off that stuff if you're seeing bugs on you that aren't there, that's dangerous
A lot of respect. This one is just brutal. Everything he did - there was something that could kill him
18:46 Every time Les uses the night vision cam it looks like he just slammed 12 budweizers and took a huge bong rip
I never noticed how many bugs and flies you were tolerating. It's like being in a living cloud.
Survivorman is the real deal badass
Would love to see him and Ray Mears revisit the Amazon.
Definitely walked away from this one with multiple deep tissue fungal infections and parasitic infections.
But at least he walked away. A lot of people didn't.
His excitement for eating little tiny shrimp is so exciting to watch. You can get such a sense for how he feels
Turns out that "good luck" pattern the natives were drawing on Les is actually one of the most potent bug attractants known to man.
Source?
It was a bug target...
Shawn u must be fun at parties
That wouldn't even be surprising
LMAO Good catch! I re-watched the start. Before that specific event, 0 bugs around my man. At the very moment they start buttering him up, BUGS EVERYWHERE. lmao they did him dirty. Who knows maybe it was like putrefied meat to repel the jag ;)
The part going through his gear while swarmed by bugs. Damn. Mentally, I think I could handle most environments. But the Amazon ? idk.
That’s exactly what I was thinking
Honestly so long as I can see them I'm fine. However imagine if you could feel the bugs crawling on your skin but you cant see them, not in a sense of darkness but just not being able to see em
Has to be the scariest and most memorable moment I have of your show. Talking about how the Jaguars was pacing the walls and stuff he was totally casing your camp and was getting ambitious that night. I think you got out at the right time
Yeah i feel like if he stayed he definitely would have been attacked
@@gabrielkelly2631 Les is so intelligent and his gut feelings are always right. He's incredible.
from wikipedia: According to Charles Darwin, the indigenous peoples of South America stated that people did not need to fear the jaguar as long as capybaras were abundant.[96] The first official record of a jaguar killing a human in Brazil dates to June 2008.[97] Two children were attacked by jaguars in Guyana.[98] The jaguar is the least likely of all big cats to kill and eat humans, and the majority of attacks come when it has been cornered or wounded
@@moonasha the keyword is official think people go into the amazon jungle and be like how many of your tribe was killed by a jaguar.
@@gabrielkelly2631 true. But think about how a jaguar saw Les, and then let him walk away for however long it was to the village. I'm sure they attack children or vulnerable looking people, but they're probably intimidated by a big healthy guy who isn't crouched down with his back turned. Like all cats, it was probably curious and checking him out, and decided Les wouldn't make an easy meal and left him alone. That said I sure wouldn't want to be out in the dark with one prowling around
Sitting in my air conditioned house eating Cheetos and saying “ yup, I could do that!” 😂
All those butterflies on and around you gave me some weird Disney Princess vibes 🤣
I think the butterflies might be drinking his sweat. When I saw them on Les it reminded me of a picture of a yellow-spotted river turtle looking up at butterflies who are drinking it's tears (apparently they lack sodium in their diet), which is adorable. It's fitting that Les has a yellow bandana here...
I love when he eats the freshwater shrimp, then looks up. You can definitely tell that was one of those thank you god moments, even though it was so small.
“ You are getting chewed right away yes you”
Funniest phrases of Les Stroud I love them
I watched this episode when i was like 12 yrs old, and I was so surprised when he said a Jaguar was stalking him. I didnt believe it at first but then i heard the low growls and the fear in his tone as les stroud explains his situation.
I disnt know the name of the show then and I could never find it in youtube. Until today. Thank you. This episode was incredible
Everytime Les plays the harmonica, it reminds me of the theme song for Roseanne.
Darlene , fetch the chips les is on the tube !
This is one of the few places I would utterly dread having to be in. Pure terror. I wouldn't be able to survive in the Amazon. The fact that we still don't know anything about the deeper parts of it and there's still vast amounts unexplored terrifies me.
And yet, there's still many groups of people that have managed to not just survive, but live there for hundreds of years. It really goes to show, the strength of human ingenuity is incredibly powerful! Given time, we can figure out a way to do almost anything we set our minds to! That train of thought really makes me think about my ancestors, and the struggles they must have had, so that I could be born. Take nothing for granted!
I watch man Vs wild and think I stand a chance, then watch this and know instantly my weak city ass is not gonna survive in those tough places
That's the correct reaction.
When he started listing the things that worried him in the night, I was like "that's what worries me, too" and I live in the middle of the city lol
😂😂😂😂wishful thinking
Good God how did he hike around so much without his massive balls getting in the way?!?! Takes my respect for him to a new level, I can't even imagine being stalked by a jaguar like that without lights in the dark, or sleeping in a hut with monster tarantulas or being In a river with giant otters or Caimen! Holy crap!
That was crazy, sticking his hand under that river ledge. 😮
Giant turtles lurk and will remove fingers
That Jaguar scene! Guess you didn’t have to worry about relieving yourself after that one!
Without a doubt one of if not the craziest episode. When the tribal guides left him I genuinely felt a sinking feeling in my stomach - I felt worry and fear for him. The Amazon is not like the other places he's survived. That place eats people alive, it is no joke.
Woahhh coool, Shut up
@@by2083 nah little boy
Duude just realized that you released all your great episodes again and freaked out. Everytime. I tell people I used to watch survival videos they're always like "bear gryllz?" and me "no - survivor man. no big show, no ruthless eating of wild animals and powerful tips for outdoors. Just meditating". Love your stuff. Finally into survivorman again 8 years later.
I enjoy how Les embraces different cultural practices....I can imagine being there really makes you feel just how small you are compared to this planet
Hahaha this man is a breath of fresh air... If we all had this mindset and not so focused on ambition this world would be beautiful
Watching these reminds me of the old adage "you better respect nature, because it doesn't respect you."
So cool how he got to interact with the natives.
Les reminds me of my best friend from back home. He gets so excited about nature and he loves it. Wherever you are joey weed know that your still my brother.
The fact Les remained calm, never panicked and got right into the hut shows his mental toughness.
If he were to freak out. He could have startled the Jaguar to attack.
Watch the India episode. He is on edge the whole time
Hearing howler monkeys roar in the evening while they travel around in the forest canopy is one of the most cherished and memorable experiences of my life.
But, yeah, they Amazon is the real deal.
What a scary episode... I always knew that the jungle isn't my place. Way too much insects
Also the humidity makes it to where your sweat never dries.. imagine that. A weeks worth of sweat and no air conditioning to dry you off. So you just stew in your own sweat and bugs like it more and more.. eww
The fact he would stay there through the night makes him an absolute legend
This episode made me so itchy
You got the skin fungus too, my dude. 🧐
This is honestly your best if not one of the best episodes you have. So real and no fakeness whatsoever. You were ahead of your time on this one
it was always the point, if you watch his directors commentary videos, he explains that the producers from the network arealways so finicky and nitpicky. he often found it hard for him to pursue his original ideas without people attempting to control and warp the final product. For example, in season 3 he hated the whole idea of "setting the stakes."
He hated doing some scripted setup for the journey, "Im here for eight days, i have to make it to that plateau, no crew, no contact, yada yada yada." He said he would rather just get into it and explain more of the landscape and its natural beauty, and let the drama unfold itself, instead of trying to set up added suspense. The network producers did not agree however.
How many of us watch this while taking a deuce ? Thank you, Les, you’re a legend. Bless you and your family
@Pedro leal how long do you shit??
@@billypoe6061 for me usually like 5 minutes. I sometimes forget to get off and wipe because I'm on my phone, so 10 minutes sin those scenarios ;p
@@billypoe6061 I take at least a full episode to finish, for sure haha.
Australia: I’m the most dangerous place on Earth
The Amazon: Am I a joke to you?
Had never seen this series before...what a rare UA-cam treasure to unearth
This was actually a tv show quite few years back. Amazing content
Yeah sure bud
This is why I’m thankful that I live in Canada. The number of bugs I need to worry about I can count on both hands.
We have the dee ticks now with Lymes..
I remember watching this show back when it was airing on OLN. It's still amazing today! Les Stroud you are awesome!!!
These episodes made me not afraid of the woods at dark. Cheers Les
More of a dad than I've ever known. Messed up to say
Is it against the rules to bring a can of bug spray?
Lol those bugs laugh at your bug spray....
Them mosquitoes be stinging even your can like its the tire of your honda and you're in the middle of the ghetto lol "Well well well what do we have here guys, where you trying to kill us bro? PfftiSSsss..."
At the end (spoiler)
I imagine that you talking to the camera might've saved you from the jaguar attacking... if only for a ĺittle while until it got hungry. Ffs that was too close!
@Trumero You want the guy being followed and stalked by a Jaguar to turn around and film it? Thats a special kind of stupid reserved for white people in a horror movie.
@@tehnoob221 😂😂😂
@Trumero u deaf? u heard it plenty and if u dont belive that u cant have mutch trust in the show and shoud watch something else
@@tehnoob221 Best comment ever :-D
I've watched a lot of survival stories of people trapped in the Amazon. In nearly every vid someone ends up running into either a venomous snake, wild boar, or wild cat within the span of a few days to 1 week. Few have survived longer. I used to think yeah there are wild animals out there but the chance of running into a jaguar isn't that likely. Hell with that! That place is crawling with vicious animals. I see why the natives built a massive fence around their town. Les was right to get the heck out of dodge. He wasn't even there but a few days and he's already being stalked by jaguar.
His description of this episode in his book "will to live" is a must read. Powerful!
The old survivor man music always sounded to me like it was saying “tickles tickle, tickles tickle”. Let that get into your head now.
The extra footage included in these episodes is great! Fascinating to learn how the natives craft and use their hunting tools.
Yeah and his director commentaries are great to
Blaub!!!
Using the video camera to see in the dark to flee from the Jaguar reminded me of Out Last 2
Your work is awesome and timeless. If I ever have kids myself, I'll enjoy rewatching these episodes with them. They teach important life lessons, well beyond simple survival
So happy these are up on UA-cam.
*His Amazon guide Machete aka Danny Trejo lol*
It’s a shame we don’t get shows this good on cable anymore! If you want to watch a quality show in 2022 you have to pay $9.99 a month for it.
Was cable free?
@@rubberwoodyObviously not, that's common sense. Survivorman and several other cool shows like Dual Survival did play on The Weather Channel that was free.
I don't know why anyone would pay for cable TV to begin with. It's mostly commercials, spanish channels. Or just dead air now.
Hell, I remember when all the good shows were free. About 26 channels over the air.
The amount of flies ALONE would have been enough to break me down
same here
Such a great show, such a great series. Thank you so much Les for doing all this hard work and allowing us to enjoy it.
Just watched this episode of you in the amazon. You are the bravest man alive.
I wore those same boots for 30 days on NOLS. Our instructors didn't want us to change into water shoes when we forded rivers (which were almost a daily occurence) so I spent the month with wet feet walking inside those boots. I can only imagine how much worse the fungi are in the hot amazon when it was bad at 10,000 feet!
Fantastic episode.
Les is a badass
This guy and Jeremy Wade are my two choice apocalypse partners
Til you find him digging through your poo looking for food to ♻️
Can someone explain to me how it was humanly possible to endure that black fly swarm at @ 10:37 ?
Wes, you are officially the survivor GOAT to me now.
Take your crown... 👑
That was wild , it would have drove me crazy
It blows my mind the engineering of shelters with no hesitation you know what your doing and that's great!
That last dash back to the village was intense. Glad you made it out of there in time.
For a few days I have watched surviorman for relaxation before falling asleep. Nothing could go wrong... This episode is like watching horror, thanks for evening of relaxation, Les👍
This is my favourite episode by far,
Les is another beast in the amazon.
As many others have said, thanks for putting all these on UA-cam. I've been binging these over the last couple of weeks.
I love the extra clips you put in here that didn’t make the first cut a little extra insight
I honestly wasn't at all expecting Les to actually encounter a jaguar let alone hear its growlnon camera. Stranded in the Amazon jungle, being stalked by an apex predator with the strongest bite force of any carnivorous mammal- God be with you
What's a "growlnon"? You mean its growl?
@@cosmicwanderer457 growl on*
23:27 the bugs are almost comical at this point. He's got butterflies, flys, bees, moths, even a hummingbird all flying around him! I bet it's the stank from his shirt absorbing all his terribleness for 3 days that the flys want!
Danny trejo leading you in is the best part
This is my favorite episode of Survivorman, thank you.
Never gets old seeing Les enjoy food after going without
I don’t recall hearing ‘feet fungus blues’ on any of your albums is it a bonus track 😂
I remember seeing this episode when I was a kid. That would be such a surreal experience
And NatGeo played ads for a full week showing the jaguar part like he was dead or something haha. Great episode, this one brought in a lot more fans back in the day